St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25

| Arkwright street lying between La
| fayette avenue formerly Herkimer
street, and a diagonal line drawn across
said Arkwright street, from the north
east corner of lot nine (9), block four az,
Warren 81 Winslow's addition, to the
center of the west side of lot sixteen Q6),
block seven ~, Warren & Winslow's
addition to st. Paul, as the same appears
of record in the Office of the Register Of
Deeds in and for the County of Ramsey,
Minnesota, be and the same is
hereby declared to be vacated and dis
continued as asked for in said petition
and as hereinaboye specified. ~
YeaS-Ald. COnley, O'Conner, Petsch,
Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
Kahn, Hamm, Bryant, Alinea, Long, Dir.
Vice Presidents.
Approved June22, 1887.
In the matter of the vacation Of Lafay-
cite avenue:
The petition and the order of notice of
the Common Council thereon for the va
cation of a portion of Lafayette avenue,
having come up for a hearing and de-
termination, upon due notice thereof by
publication, as hereinafter recited, the
same Were read, and the following
named persons. to-wit: w. III. Farnhaln,
l.. w, Rundlett and j. F. Hoyt, were
called, sworn as witnesses on behalf of
tiC POoloNiClof pdlOiCO III lHbClCOb. anu
testified that the petitioners were a ma
Jority in number of all the owners of
property abutting upon the entire length
OF said street, and that said petitioners
were also the owners of a majority OF
the property abutting upon said street;
that that portion of Lafayette avenue
sought to be vacated is crossed at grade
by the tracks of the st. Paul, Minneap-
oils d Manitoba railroad and the st.
| Panl *, NnrfhQrn Pa0ifip railroad. that
said crossings are exceedingly danger
GUS; that a new street with better
grade has been given to the public in
place of that portion of said street
sought to be vacated, and that the same
is being graded free of expense to the
public, and that the public interest
would be subserved by the vacation
asked for. On motion it was
Resolved by the Common Council of
the city of ST. Paul. that
Whereas, the owners of property
AUDITING upon and along the line of La
fayette avenue as hereinafter described,
have petitioned the Common Council of
the City of st. Paul to yacate all that
part and portion of said La
fayette avenue formerly Herki-
mer street, lying northwesterly of
the northwest line of Lafayette avenue
| Gas opened by the Board of Public
! Works under order of the Common
! Council, approved November 10, 1890
| produced from Grey q Cobb's subdiyis-
ion of lot 6. BorHD'S addition of eut-lots
to the SouthweSterly corner of lot five
| (5), block seven ~, Warren Il WinsloW'S
| additiOn-vacating all that part of the
| old street lying SouthWeSterly of a street
66 feet wide and now known as Lafay-
! cite avenue, as opened and Travelled be-
| tween the points above mentioned,
which petition duly sets forth the facts
and reasons Tor said vacation, and was
duly accompanied by a plat thereof as
| proposed to be vacated. and
/ Whereas, The Common Council, upon
the presentation of said petition deemed
it eXpedient that the matter be pro-
ceeded with and ordered said petition to
be filed of record with the City Clerk,
and notice be given. by publication as
| provided by law, and
4 Whereas, Due notice by publication
in the official paper of said city for four
| weeks, commencing on, the I'd day of
May a. d. 1887, to the effect that said
petition had been fled with the City
| Clerk, stating in brief its object, and
that the same would be heard and con-
sidered by the Common Council of the
City of st. Paul on Tuesday, the 2ls
day of June, A. d. 1887, at 1880 o'clock
in the afternoon of said day at the Coun-
| Gil Chamber i'll the City Hall of said
| city. and f,'s
Whereas, At the time and place last
afor esaid, for the investigation and con-
| Sideration of such proposed vacation of
| said portion of Lafayette avenue, the
Common Council, after hearing all per-
sons interested and being of the opin-
ion that the same is. necessary and
proper and that the prerequisites there
| for have all been complied with in
every respect; now therefore. be it =,
Resolved, That all of said part and
portion of said Lafayette avenue for
merly Herkimer street, as hereiIlabOye
described, and being ali of the old street
| lying S0uthweSterly of a street Sixty-SiX
900 feet wide, now known as Lafayette
avenue as opened and Travelled between
| the points hereinabove mentioned. as
the same appears OF record in the office
of the Register of Deeds in and for the
County OF Ramsey, Minnesota, be and
the same is hereby. declared to be va
Gated and discontinued as asked for in
said petition and as hereinaboye speci-
| fed.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, O'Connor, Petsch,
Cullen, Ryan, Sanborn, Weber, Kenny,
| Kahn, Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Long,
Mr.. Vice PreSident-14.
Approved June %, 1887.
Whereas, The owners of the property
| abutting upon and along the line of
Sherburne avenue have petitioned the
| Common Council OF the city of ST. Paul
to vacate that part of Sherburne avenue
which lies north of a line parallel with
and sixty (60) feet north OF the south
| line ofsaid avenue, and which lies east
of the east line of Cedar formerly
Grant, street, and which lies west of the
| west line of lot twenty (20l, in block four
| a. of Dawson d Smiths enlargement to
| Dawson u Smiths addition to ST. Paul,
which said petition duly sets forth the
facts and reasons for said vacation, and
was duly accompanied by a plat thereof
as proposed to be vacated; and,
/ Whereas, The Common Council, upon
the presentation of said petition, deemed
it eXpedient that the matter be pro-
ceeded with and ordered said petition to
be filed of record with the City Clerk
and notice to be given by publication as
provided by law; and,
/ Whereas, Due notice by publication
in the official paper of said city for four
weeks, commencing ON the 4th day of
May. A. ID. 1887, to the effect that. said
! petition had been filed with the City
Clerk, stating in brief its object. and
that the same would be heard and CON
Sidered by the Common Council of the
| city of St. Paul on Tuesday. the 21St day
! of June, A. d. 1887. at 7:30 o'clock in
the afternoon of said day at the Council
| Chamber in the City Hall of said city;
| and,
| Whereas, At the time and place last
aforesaid, for the investigation and con-
sideration of such proposed vacation of
said part of Sherburne avenue, the
Common Council, after hearing all per
sons interested, and being of the opin-
ion that the same is necessary and
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